Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bridgend County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,814 approved · 2,090 refused · 1,071 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 2004 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
26 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GF
Received 25 Aug 201032 Davies Avenue Litchard CF31 1PS
Received 14 May 2020Cardiff to Swansea railway line
Received 17 Aug 2016211 West Road Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RT
Received 8 Nov 2007Land Adj 62 Mount Earl Bridgend CF31 3EY
Received 27 Oct 200811 Hazelwell Road Porthcawl
Received 24 Feb 200590 The Spinney Brackla CF31 2JE
Received 7 Apr 201514 Commercial Street, Nant-y-Moel, Bridgend CF32 7RB
Received 13 May 202518 Nant Yr Ychain Terrace Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Dl
Received 5 Jun 200764 Llwyn Castan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FG
Received 13 Jun 200869 Marlas Road Pyle CF33 6AT
Received 4 Dec 201810 Trem y Rhedyn Coity CF35 6FE
Received 2 Feb 202111 Hillside Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4BG
Received 22 Jul 2014Abernant Cledwyn / Graig Farm Newmill Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Dn
Received 9 May 2007Land West Of Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BT
Received 28 Jul 201559 Commercial Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DH
Received 25 Feb 2015Dragon International Studios New Road Llanharan CF35 5NQ
Received 13 Jun 202443 Tairfelin Wildmill Bridgend CF31 1SH
Received 29 Apr 2008Dylan Maesteg Road Llangynwyd CF34 9SN
Received 22 May 201944 Beach Road Porthcawl CF36 5NH
Received 4 Nov 2013Ael Y Don Ty Fry Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BB
Received 24 Mar 201539 Park Terrace Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9He
Received 10 May 200530 Maesteg Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9LD
Received 3 Jul 200866 Ael Y Bryn North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4NT
Received 27 Apr 2012Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bridgend County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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